Game Review - Disney Universe

Game Review - Disney Universe

Disney Universe
Released by THQ/ Disney
Platform: PS3
As the Christmas rush continues, there's ever more pressure on the dollar and from the kids to keep their gaming needs satiated.
Enter then, Disney Universe, the latest contender for your cash and their time.
As a visitor to Disney Universe, it all looks like a sweet place to visit - Disney characters all around and general peace and love as good ole Uncle Walt would have wanted. But the Disney universe has been invaded by bad guys and it's now upto you to save the day. You get to dress up in a costume from Disney movies and take on each challenge. Each level is divided into three sub levels and you have to go into each one, perform a few tasks, save a trapped visitor and generally collect as many gold stars as you can.
And that's pretty much it to be honest.
But it's enduringly cute and relatively playable (if you can put up with the repetitive nature of some of the levels). The puzzles are simple and with arrows telling you where to go and what to do, even the most novice of gamer can achieve something in this. There are also power ups available and plenty of costumes to utilise (from the likes of Monsters Inc, Wall-E, Mickey Mouse et al) so there's always something to keep you amused. And with the chance to build up each costume via every level, there's certainly enough challenges ahead.
The only real problem of this rather cute little platformer is that it does feel a little samey level after level; thankfully the option of multi player competitions and some online content give it a bit of a longer shelf life but all in all, Disney Universe is a relatively sweet and simplistic game which may well keep the kids (and the big kids) amused over the upcoming Christmas break for a short while.

Rating: 7/10